Danby DBMF100B1SLDB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Danby DBMF100B1SLDB costs to run
The Danby DBMF100B1SLDB is certified by ENERGY STAR at 384 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $72 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 0.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,787 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $0/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is TRUARCTIC TARTM2030SV ($72/yr, 383 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Danby DBMF100B1WDB ($72/yr, 384 kWh/yr).
Comparing Danby's own models
Danby makes 58 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 52 of 58 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DBC031L1SS at $22/yr, and its priciest, the DBM187E1WDB at $103/yr.
Danby DBMF100B1SLDB over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Danby DBMF100B1SLDB costs roughly $938 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Danby DBMF100B1SLDB is already efficient for its category at $72/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Danby DBMF100B1SLDB already costs $72/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Ranked 2,787 of 4,704, the Danby DBMF100B1SLDB sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 384 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.